Decks have been cleared for setting up of a second campus of the Utkal University. The State Government has agreed to set up the campus in a rural region.
According to sources, the Higher Education Department has written a letter to the Registrar of the university in this regard. It has been mentioned in the letter that 100 acre of land has been identified for the second campus.
As per the letter, the campus would be set up at Siha village under the Badachana police station in Jajpur district. The department has advised the university authorities to hold discussions with the district administration in this regard. The move is likely to benefit students of rural areas aspiring to pursue higher education.